Windows xp 32 bit to windows vista 65 bit

Is it possible to go from windows 32 bit to windows vista 64 bit in a clean
install or do i need to previously have windows xp 64 bit?

You can do a clean install. No need for 64Bit XP to be installed.

Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com



7hm wrote:
> Is it possible to go from windows 32 bit to windows vista 64 bit in a clean
> install or do i need to previously have windows xp 64 bit?

I have the windows ultimate upgrade version and i have windows xp pro 32 bit
and when i tried to install the 64 bit version it didnt let me.

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> You can do a clean install. No need for 64Bit XP to be installed.
>
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
>
>
> 7hm wrote:
> > Is it possible to go from windows 32 bit to windows vista 64 bit in a clean
> > install or do i need to previously have windows xp 64 bit?
>

You would have to boot with the 64 bit DVD. 64 bit setup cannot be started
from the 32bit desktop.

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
"7hm" <7hm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:727AD233-35BB-4DE2-B801-6F6FC31B5232@microsoft.com...
>I have the windows ultimate upgrade version and i have windows xp pro 32
>bit
> and when i tried to install the 64 bit version it didnt let me.
>
> "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>
>> You can do a clean install. No need for 64Bit XP to be installed.
>>
>> Dustin Harper
>> dharper@vistarip.com
>> http://www.vistarip.com
>>
>>
>>
>> 7hm wrote:
>> > Is it possible to go from windows 32 bit to windows vista 64 bit in a
>> > clean
>> > install or do i need to previously have windows xp 64 bit?
>>

I got my 64bit vesion in the mail today (upgraded from 32bit home to 64bit
home). However...no instructions on how to install! I tried from desktop,
doesnt work, but botting from windows startup worked, BUT there's no CD key
that came with it...so do I use the cd key I have for windows home 32?

"Jane C" wrote:

> You would have to boot with the 64 bit DVD. 64 bit setup cannot be started
> from the 32bit desktop.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "7hm" <7hm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:727AD233-35BB-4DE2-B801-6F6FC31B5232@microsoft.com...
> >I have the windows ultimate upgrade version and i have windows xp pro 32
> >bit
> > and when i tried to install the 64 bit version it didnt let me.
> >
> > "Dustin Harper" wrote:
> >
> >> You can do a clean install. No need for 64Bit XP to be installed.
> >>
> >> Dustin Harper
> >> dharper@vistarip.com
> >> http://www.vistarip.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 7hm wrote:
> >> > Is it possible to go from windows 32 bit to windows vista 64 bit in a
> >> > clean
> >> > install or do i need to previously have windows xp 64 bit?
> >>
>

"rinks361" <rinks361@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>I got my 64bit vesion in the mail today (upgraded from 32bit home to 64bit
> home). However...no instructions on how to install! I tried from desktop,
> doesnt work, but botting from windows startup worked, BUT there's no CD
> key
> that came with it...so do I use the cd key I have for windows home 32?

Yes the one key will work for either the 32bit or 64bit. Only one can be
installed at a time. There is no in place upgrade path from 32bit to 64bit.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]